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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-578">(1) The U.S. dollar equivalent of the Amount Registered has been calculated using a euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of euro1.00 = U.S. $1.1759, as announced by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of September 5, 2025. (2) The filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The prospectus supplement to which this exhibit is attached is a final prospectus for the related offering. (3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate registration fee is payable for the guarantees. </ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-579">(1) The U.S. dollar equivalent of the Amount Registered has been calculated using a euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of euro1.00 = U.S. $1.1759, as announced by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of September 5, 2025. (2) The filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The prospectus supplement to which this exhibit is attached is a final prospectus for the related offering. (3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate registration fee is payable for the guarantees. </ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-580">(1) The U.S. dollar equivalent of the Amount Registered has been calculated using a euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of euro1.00 = U.S. $1.1759, as announced by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of September 5, 2025. (2) The filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The prospectus supplement to which this exhibit is attached is a final prospectus for the related offering. </ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-581">(1) The U.S. dollar equivalent of the Amount Registered has been calculated using a euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of euro1.00 = U.S. $1.1759, as announced by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of September 5, 2025. (2) The filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The prospectus supplement to which this exhibit is attached is a final prospectus for the related offering. (3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate registration fee is payable for the guarantees.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-582">(1) The U.S. dollar equivalent of the Amount Registered has been calculated using a euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of euro1.00 = U.S. $1.1759, as announced by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of September 5, 2025. (2) The filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The prospectus supplement to which this exhibit is attached is a final prospectus for the related offering. (3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate registration fee is payable for the guarantees.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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